An American In Paris

Sumptuous, enchanting, theatrical gold: An American in Paris takes the West End by storm

With its astonishing balletic choreography and lavish, romantic sets, An American in Paris has arrived in London after leaving critics and audiences around the world in raptures.

The 12 Tony-nominated show follows a young American soldier in Paris striving to make it as a painter in the aftermath of war. His chance encounter with a young Jewish dancer burdened by her past leads to romance, which is played out through brilliant dance routines and a roster of classic Gershwin songs.

An American in Paris is directed and choreographed by renowned choreographer Christopher Wheeldon, Artistic Associate of The Royal Ballet. Not surprisingly, audiences are thrilling to some of the most spectacular and original dance routines ever seen on the West End stage: “Balletic choreography that at times takes your breath away,” says Ann Treneman writing in The Times.

Complimenting the choreography are seven-times Tony Award winner Bob Crowley’s set designs, which help to take the audience on a magical journey through the City of Light encompassing art, friendship, romance and love. “The glimmer of light on water reminds one of Monet, there is more than a touch of Renoir’s rainbow palette in a masquerade ball and the bustling boulevards, while the geometric shapes and vibrant colours in the final ballet evoke Picasso and the paper collages of late Matisse,” says Michael Billington in The Guardian.

Inspired by the Oscar-winning MGM film of the same name, the show features many of George and Ira Gershwin’s timelessly popular songs and music, including I Got Rhythm, I’ll Build a Stairway to Paradise, The Man I Love, They Can’t Take That Away From Me and ’S Wonderful.

This breathtakingly beautiful production features its original, award-winning Broadway stars, and an exceptional company of 50 actors, dancers and musicians.